Obama, Gates, and Crowley. Any of them racist?

[Onyxmeth]

The_vagabond7 said:
I think psychologically it's different. Culturally we have ended up in a different place on account of history. I recognize it's a double standard, but in some cases I think those are justified.

All things said the situation is not equal between whites and any minority. White people have ruled America and most of the world to the detriment of pretty much every other race. They have oppressed they have enslaved, and they still hold the vast majority of power both in this country and in the world. While culturally alot of things have gotten better by today, anybody that's 40 years old or older is certainly going to have grown up having seen a different world.

So when somebody says for instance "Latinos just don't have as good of judgement as white people" this strikes a huge nerve. White pride is not something that is seen as a positive attribute. Because it usually led to lynching, and oppression. But if a particular latino woman says pretty much the opposite, that's not seen as a huge affront to white people. It's seen as pride in their heritage. Is it fair or equal? Hell, no. But looking at history I'm not going to complain to a 50 year old black person or latino person or other minorities that their pride in their heritage or their being suspect of the heirachy of power that is largely white as being unfair. It takes time for a culture to change. But right now if a middle aged black guy wants to suspect that a white cop for acting innapropriately towards a black man, I'm not going to get offended on account of my whiteness. That's the price of hundreds of years of slavery, lynchings, and oppression.

When the generation that is young now grows up, then hopefully even "reverse racism" or whatever can be a thing of the past too. But right now a large portion of the country either lived through very different times, or were raised by people who lived in a very different time. And I don't feel offended as a white person for these comments.

Or you could indulge Mafoo and just simply say "The two black guys are racist and the white guy isn't". That's what Onyxmeth is going to do...indulge.

BTW: I'm sick and tired of you only posting when you know 100% what you're saying is inarguable. Just once...be wrong damnit!